A Moment of Innocence (1996)

Summary: A semi-autobiographical account of Makmahlbaf's experience as a teenager when, as a 17-year-old, he stabbed a policeman at a protest rally. Two decades later, he tracks down the policeman he injured in an attempt to make amends.

Release Date: April 09, 1997

Genres: Comedy, Drama

Director: Mohsen Makhmalbaf

Writer: Mohsen Makhmalbaf

Runtime: 1 h 18 min

MPAA: Not Rated

Production: MK2 Productions, Makhmalbaf Film House, Pakhshiran, Makhmalbaf Productions

Distributor: Makhmalbaf Film House, New Yorker Films

Countries: Iran, France

Language: Farsi

Domestic: $ 37,598

Rosewater (2014)

Summary: Iranian-Canadian journalist Maziar Bahari is detained by Iranian forces who brutally interrogate him under suspicion that he is a spy.

Release Date: November 27, 2014

Genres: Biography, Drama

Director: Jon Stewart

Writers: Jon Stewart

, Maziar Bahari

, Aimee Molloy

Runtime: 1 h 43 min

MPAA: R

Production: Busboy Productions, International Traders, Madison Wells

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 5,000,000

Domestic: $ 3,128,941

International: $ 42,652

Women Without Men (2009)

Summary: Against the tumultuous backdrop of Iran's 1953 CIA-backed coup d'état, the destinies of four women converge in a beautiful orchard garden, where they find independence, solace and companionship.

Release Date: March 12, 2010

Genre: Drama

Directors: Shirin Neshat